Talk:The Jodimars

Jodimars Band members
Original line-up from 1953 until the last DECCA Session in September 1954:
 * Joey-> "Jo" D'Ambrosia/Ambrose aka Joseph D'Ambrosio - Tenor saxophone
 * Dick--> "Di" Boccelli aka Dick Richards - vocals (ex-drummer) (physical education professor) [real Christian name is Richard]. Thanks, Marshall. :-)
 * Marshall-> "Mars" Lytle alias Tommy Page, double bass

From onwards 1955 the following members joined the band:


 * Jim Buffington - drums
 * Bob Simpson "to tinkle/tickle the ivories" - piano
 * Charles "Chuck" Hess - session guitarist on request

These three guys were NEVER members of the said Comets...  Stephan KŒNIG 18:10, 1 February 2006 (UTC)

'''Sorry, dear: quite untrue: the latters (who had nothing to see with B.H.) were added by the "refugees" trio themselves. McCallum wrote this info about 35 years ago...''' Stephan KŒNIG 16:18, 1 February 2006 (UTC) and Stephan KŒNIG 18:00, 1 February 2006 (UTC)


 * Buffington and Simpson were exclusively Jodimars. Max Daffner (drums - not listed here) was also a Jodimars player and later worked with The Comets in 2001. Chuck Hess was never a member of The Comets but did perform with Haley's band (Saddlemen) at one point and also recorded with members of The Comets as "session musicians"!!. Glad to see you have access to Hugh's information as well. Of course Lytle, Ambrose and Richards were most certainly Comets - Marshall and Joey played on "Rock Around the Clock". 23skidoo 00:19, 2 February 2006 (UTC) [quite sure, anyway]


 * Max Daffner: then drummer back in 1958? So, there were 2 drummers in 1958, the other quitting the combo?'''. The rest is almost quite correct :-)
 * Can you tell me when Daffner joined The Jodimars? S. Koenig (1 p.m./GMT+1)
 * The Jodimars had two drummers, although Dick Richards sang more often than he drummed. Daffner joined the group in 1955 and left in 1958. Buffington was only with the Jodimars for their first recording session in 1955. 23skidoo 13:09, 3 February 2006 (UTC)


 * ==Thank you, dear== Stephan KŒNIG 12:05, 4 February 2006 (UTC)

Discography

 * "Well now, dig this" / "Let's all rock together", Capitol Records F-3285, November 1955 (both vocals by Dick Richards) [French 45 R.P.M. record label shot]
 * "Dancin' the bop" / "Boom, boom my bayou baby", F3360, February 1956
 * "Rattle my bones" / "Lot'sa love", F-3436, May 1956
 * "Eat your heart out Annie" / "Rattle shakin' daddy", F3512, August 1956 [US 45 rpm label shot {Template:Encours}] (Don't remember if I already uploaded it :-).
 * "Clarabella" (Vocal-Chorus-Marshall Lytle) / "Midnight" ("sax solo by Joey Ambrose"), F3588, November 1956
 * "Cloud 99" / "Later", F3633, January 1957
 * "Story telling me baby" / "Shoo Sue (Get away from me)": President 1017, 02/1958
 * "Be my love tonight" / "Hip shakin' baby" / "Bring along your lovin'" / "Honey baby" Recorded circa June, 1958, unreleased until 1994: as by "Marshall Lytle and The Jodimars": including the trio themselves reformed early 1958 with members of Ricky Nelson''s television band Buddy LaPata (piano) and Al Antonio ( double bass) (*)
 *  (*)unreleased at the time.
 * "One grain of sand" / "Time (Is endless): Milestone 2004, 1960 as by Marshall & Wes and THE JODIMARS
 * Special thanks: Marshall Lytle, 23, Bug, Terry Gordon (Rocking Country Style)
 * Additional info: 78 rpm record: "Dance the bop"!
 *  The Original Comets feat. The Jodimars themselves + Francis Beecher and Johnny Grande + Jacko Buddin British Comet reunified for the first time since the DECCA Session back in N Y City, on 21st.09.1954 [keep up the good health, dear friends]. Stephan KŒNIG 20:17, 20 February 2006 (UTC) (I'm gonna rattle my bones) :-) S.K.


 * Unissued songs:
 * "Flip flop and fly", Capitol demo only, 1955
 * "Rock a-beatin' boogie", Capitol demo only, 1955
 * "Natural ditty", Capitol, 1955 (available on the Rockstar CD issued in the UK in 1994)
 * "So lonely, Capitol, 1956 (idem)
 * "Cra-Z, Capitol, 1956 (idem)


 * The Beatles recorded "Clarabella" (Paul's favo(u)rite) (2 CD box set "Live at the BBC")
 * LP golden rock revival classic Well Now Dig This!, Bulldog Records BDL 1031, 1970 and 1979 (distributed by President Records, London, England). Then as a CD: Bulldog, France, 1989...
 * "Well now dig this" / " 'Dance' the bop", Bulldog Records BD 16, UK, 1970 and 1979 [current UK 45 rpm label shot]
 * '''about Rattle my bones: o.v. recorded in 1951 as "Open the door boogie" in 1951 then re-recorded by Nappy Brown with Teacho Wilshire Orchestra in early 1956 as "Open up that door (And walk right in my heart), Savoy 1187, 1956 "jump blues".


 * http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Bulldog_LP_Record_-_The_Jodimars.jpg

I've made some adjustments to the above: the term laser disc is never used for CDs, call an LP an LP, and more detail about the 1958 recordings which were not done for Imperial. 23skidoo 15:04, 7 February 2006 (UTC)--->I know, it's only r'n'r and I like it, like it, yes I do :-)Imperial recordings unissued? OK! No problem, I already knew about them :-)


 * Think "laser disc" is a wrong Americanism/anglicism used wrongly somewhere in Europe [in fact, in France!] (but in Belgium, we always talked about "compact discs" [however, the latters were only the readers/CD players]). Ain't that rockin' funny, ha ha ha? Stephan KŒNIG 19:01, 7 February 2006 (UTC)


 * Anyway, The Jodimars were (and still are) terrific musicians...Steph

Marshall just e-mailed me...
...a few minutes ago. "D'Ambrosia" is a wrong spelling. Maybe are we related :-)? Seeing my sister's husband was born Daniele D'Ambrosio... Stephan KŒNIG 16:48, 14 February 2006 (UTC)

23skidoo...
...may I change into the real names? Stephan KŒNIG 00:16, 5 March 2006 (UTC)

Jodimars French label shot...
...{http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Capitol_%28France%29_45_rpm_-_Well_Now%2C_Dig_This_-_11-1955.jpg
 * {helpme} Stephan KŒNIG 00:37, 5 March 2006 (UTC)
 * The scan you have posted is useless because it has your name on it. Re-scan the label, make sure it has the "Albumcover" license (which is the one to use for these things), don't plaster your name on it and we can add it to the article. I have no objection to adding a label shot (though are you sure this is a French label? Looks like the original US label to me). 23skidoo 16:33, 5 March 2006 (UTC)
 * ,:-) Of course, I am :-): Capitol/Pathé France 11/1955. OK. Without my name on it. Probably tomorrow...(C)): as "Domaine Public"/"Public Domain": issued for more than 50 years... Stephan KŒNIG 19:16, 6 April 2006 (UTC)
 * I 've just rescanned both sides...:-) Stephan KŒNIG 19:32, 6 April 2006 (UTC)


 * http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:A-Jodimars-French_45_rpm-11-55-Stephan_Koenig.jpg
 * http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:A-Jodimars-French_45_rpm-B-side-Path%C3%A9_Marconi-France_11-1955.jpg


 * Stephan, you do not put the copyright tag, AGAIN. I put the albumcover tag for this 2 as 23skiddo said it is ok for the article. Please remind in the future to put a valid copyright tag. --Leridant 16:01, 10 April 2006 (UTC)
 * Leridant: sorry my dear seeing putting my name on the said cover is NOT a (C). And you know as long as the o.v. of the Bill Haley DECCA SESSIONS are not put back...S.K.
 * Stephan, why are you posting from an IP instead of under your username? 23skidoo 17:41, 28 April 2006 (UTC)
 * 'cause I take pleasure in doing like this :-) S.

In 1963, the Beatles recorded a version of the Jodimars' "Clarabella"
Reproduced quite to the identical annotations from the booklet of the double CD Live at the BBC, released 30/12/1994)[MONO 7243 8 31796 2 6]: "Clarabella" (Previously "unrelesed" song [Frank] (Pingatore)---> "In the Beatles' set list since 1960, this obscure favourite of Paul's was originally recorded in 1956 by The Jodimars - refugees from Bill Haley's Comets. Sorry. S.K.  81.245.74.101 22:16, 26 May 2006 (UTC)

The Jodimars in Belgium (not too far from the Mexican border) :-)
Did they recall their concert at the Spirit of 66 in Verviers (about 30 kms from Liege)? Steph

Mr. Francis Beecher...
Moved discussion to Franny Beecher where it belongs. 23skidoo 15:06, 4 June 2006 (UTC) OK! Thanx.

Mr. Joseph D'Ambrosio
1943: a song entitled "Better not roll those blue blue eyes" by (Bert) Ambrose A.H.O. feat. Anne Shelton on vocal: was Mr. Bert Ambrose Joey's father? Skidoo: I suppose you'll reply the same thing as the same one up above? :-) S.

thanks...
...for the special Spanish character :-) S.K.

Formerly on 78 rpm...
...as Dance the bop...I saw the disk on (may I ?) eBay. Steph
 * Use of the word "formerly" is incorrect in this context, however, so I reverted the change. 23skidoo 00:18, 20 August 2006 (UTC)

Article moved
I have no idea why I created this article as "Jodimars" in the first place since the correct name of the band is The Jodimars. I finally got around to rectifying this. 23skidoo 04:04, 29 August 2006 (UTC)